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Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada Arts Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV
 

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Arts & Letters | Portugal Takes Center Stage at Lincoln Center – New York, NY

Portuguese culture will take center stage at New York City’s Lincoln Center on Saturday, October 3, with a full day of cinema, literature and live music featuring acclaimed Luso-American writer Katherine Vaz, Portuguese musical performances by Expresso Transatlântico and The Gift, and a festival of Portuguese animated short films. The program, titled “Contemporary Portugal at […]

Diplomacy | President António José Seguro to meet Pope Leo XIV – Vatican

Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, arrived in Rome on Wednesday, September 23, for a two-day official visit to the Holy See, with an audience with Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Thursday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Vatican.  The Portuguese Presidency confirms that the official visit program also includes talks with Archbishop […]

FIFA World Cup’26 | City of Providence launches “House of Portugal”  Pavilion – Providence, RI

31 May 2026

The City of Providence has launched the “House of Portugal” Pavilion in partnership with PUMA as part of Rhode Island’s 2026 FIFA World Cup-related programming. Launching activities are expected to begin on June 3 at the Waterplace Park in downtown Providence and continue through August 1, 2026.  The “House of Portugal” initiative is being organized […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, Portugal, World

Community | Tall Ship NRP Sagres to join US 250th anniversary celebrations – New York, NY

28 May 2026

The Portuguese Navy’s iconic tall ship NRP Sagres will participate in the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations in 2026, joining one of the largest international gatherings of tall ships ever assembled in American waters.  The three-masted training vessel is expected in New York Harbor for the Sail4th 250 celebrations surrounding Independence Day before continuing to […]

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Community | “I Love Azores” award recipents named – Azores

27 May 2026

Two young contestants of Azorean descent from the United States, Amanda da Rosa of California and Kelsey D’Andrade Almerico of Washington State, have won the “I Love Azores” competition. The Azores Government initiative was organized by the Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Affairs and Communities, through the Regional Directorate for the Communities, in partnership with SATA/Azores […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, World

Book | The Complete Works of Ricardo Reis | By Fernando Pessoa – Editor’s Note

25 May 2026

Here is the fourth in a series of volumes by Fernando Pessoa’s celebrated “heteronyms.” Fernando Pessoa did not simply write under pseudonyms―he created a coterie of imagined authors, each with a fully realized biography, distinct temperament, singular style, and governing philosophy. Among them, Ricardo Reis stands as the most poised and classical presence in this […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World

Community | Memorial Day ceremony honors Portuguese and Luso-American veterans – Exeter, RI

25 May 2026

A Memorial Day ceremony honoring Portuguese and Luso-American veterans takes place Monday. May 25, as members of the state’s large Portuguese-American community gather to pay tribute to those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day observances hold special meaning within Portuguese-American communities, many of which trace their roots to the Azores and […]

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May 25th | Azores Day honors 50th Anniversary of Constitutional Autonomy – Azores

25 May 2026

Today is Azores Day, officially known as Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, being celebrated across the nine islands of the archipelago. This milestone underscores five decades of self-governance, regional identity, and transatlantic connection. The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, together with Luís Garcia, President of the Legislative Assembly, presided over […]

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